How to repair the click wheel of an ipod

This is a very specific repair instruction. The click wheel on my ipod stopped working. My ipod stopped working because I left it in my car for a couple of days during the heart of an uber hot summer. The wheel expanded and the center click button twisted out of shape. When I took the ipod to an apple store, they told me that the labor cost for repairing it is so high that I am better off buying a new one.

So I decided to do it myself. To open the ipod and get to the click wheel follow the instructional video given here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxuQQ9ERS0&feature=related

Once you can pop out the center button of the click wheel, try to see what the problem is. Its an electromechanical contact that is responsible for registering your click. If your situation is similar to mine, due to the expansion of the plastic(or some other mechanical injury) the contact is not being made properly. Inwhich case try folding a piece of paper and placing between the center button and the tiny square button that registers the click. You can use some other small piece that fits too. .

Once this is done, retrace your steps following the video and your are good to go. This is not the most sophisticated fix, but can save you a couple of 100$. I was told that my only other option was to recycle my ipod for 10% of the new ipod I buy from Apple. Its nuts!!